Model Boat Mayhem

The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Steam => Topic started by: Bernhard on December 27, 2010, 08:43:00 am

Title: Fire Aboard
Post by: Bernhard on December 27, 2010, 08:43:00 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XucfQXHnCTM&feature=player_embedded


IM glad it is not mine?

Title: Re: Fire Aboard
Post by: HS93 (RIP) on December 27, 2010, 09:04:49 am

It may have been a Viking funeral for his pet Rabbit. {-)

Peter

Title: Re: Fire Aboard
Post by: john s 2 on December 27, 2010, 09:20:05 am

One of those videos that i watch with sadness.At least he got his power plant back. No doubt he will be able to reuse a lot of his
fittings. It is of course not only steam but electric that can combuste. With greater use of Lipoys there is the potentile for worse fires.
John

Title: Re: Fire Aboard
Post by: HS93 (RIP) on December 27, 2010, 09:45:29 am

I think you will find someone set it on fire, as when the tug came up to push it in he was stopped from doing it by the looks of things.  or there would have been no bunny jokes , unless I have upset dead bunny collectors.

Peter

Title: Re: Fire Aboard
Post by: Martin (Admin) on December 27, 2010, 10:18:37 am

Remember the Windoc incident?

Windoc Bridge Accident - Ship VS Bridge:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2Wn2RDzsvg
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTVbO8zq7Tc

Title: Re: Fire Aboard
Post by: oldiron on December 27, 2010, 10:36:42 am

Quote from: HS93 on December 27, 2010, 09:04:49 am

It may have been a Viking funeral for his pet Rabbit. {-)

Peter

  You say that in jest, but when I worked in the hobby store in town, here, a chap came in an bought a real nice advanced kit for a canoe. I asked him about the project. He said it he was putting his fathers ashes into it and sending it out on the lake on fire.  His late father's wishes apparently.

John

Title: Re: Fire Aboard
Post by: oldiron on December 27, 2010, 10:43:43 am

Quote from: Martin - admin. on December 27, 2010, 10:18:37 am

Remember the Windoc incident?

Windoc Bridge Accident - Ship VS Bridge:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2Wn2RDzsvg
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTVbO8zq7Tc

  Remember that one Martin. It was in the Welland canal a couple of hours south of us. Made quite a stir in the local news media. The bridge tender was drunk. Apparently the captain was still in the bridge (on the boat). When the contact was made, he managed to duck down enough that the ( road) bridge just cleared over him. The vessel was towed to Hamilton and unload, and eventually scrapped.

John

Title: Re: Fire Aboard
Post by: flashtwo on December 27, 2010, 06:19:59 pm

Martin may remember the Wickstead incident last May when Andy, in retrieving my experimental steam jet boat, pushed it under right under the water, because it was on "fire" - he thought it was an electric boat and didn't understand it was supposed to have flames coming out of the burner.

Ian

p.s. When the ice has finally melted (next May?), the steam jet boat will be on the water again testing its latest modifications!

Title: Re: Fire Aboard
Post by: Bill D203 on December 27, 2010, 09:42:02 pm

It will be good to see your boat Ian.
Just don't let Andy go near it mate. :-))